Job prospects Underwater Worker in New Brunswick

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Job opportunities in New Brunswick

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Other technical trades and related occupations (NOC 72999) in New Brunswick for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Other technical trades and related occupations in New Brunswick:

• Approximately 250 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Other technical trades and related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56 except 5614): 28%
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 19%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 14%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 10%
  • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 92% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 8% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 67% of other technical trades and related occupations work all year, while 33% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 24% of other technical trades and related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 10% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: more than 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: less than 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 30% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 28% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 5% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 7% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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